Improvement in washing-machines



P. A.- SHIPLEY & A. WHEELER.

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PETER A. SHIPLEY AND ABRAHAM WHEELER, OF WOODBERRY, MD.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,971, dated February 16, 1875 application filed October 9, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, PETER A. SHIPLEY and ABRAHAM WVHEELER, both of Woodberry, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in/Washing-Machines, of which the following` is a specification and we do hereby declare that in the same is contained a full, clear, and exact description of our said invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Our invention relates to that class of washing-machines in which the machine is adapted to be secured within the wash-tub above the water contained therein, and operated by means of a crank projecting over the side of the tub, the articles to be washed being drawn between rollers and given a forward and backward motion by means of the crank and rollers aforesaid.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure l is a side view of the machine, and Fig. 2 a sectional view of the same upon the line w y. Fig. 3 is a plan of the invention, and Fig. 4 an enlarged view, of a portion ofthe same.

rlhe washing-machine containing our improvements may be described as follows, reference being had to the drawing, in which similar letters indicate similar parts.

A is a board, of a length less than t/he interior diameter of the tub, to which it is to be applied, and provided with the frames B fastened thereto at aright angle. The frames B are slotted, the slots extending from the upper edge of the frame to a point nearly central of the same, where they are occupied by the shaft C, which extends through the frames, terminating at one end in a crank7 a.

The shaftG is held to the bottom of the slots by means of spiral springs b, which allow the shaft and attachments to be elevated and depressed during the washing operation, as hereinafter described.

D is a fluted roller, constructed of strips of wood c, which, at their ends, fit between the outer surface of the rings d and the triangular projections c on the disks j'.

This peculiar construction of the roller D adapts it to be readily repaired when worn by continued use, the strips c being devoid of any fastenings other than those above de scribed.

The spiral springs before alluded to are connected to the shaft C by means of hooks g, one of which is shown on an enlarged scale in Fig. 4.

The projections h on the hooks g are arranged in such manner as to suit the pitch of the spiral springs b, thus allowing the hook to be screwed into the said springs, the projections passing between the coils of the wire. E E are plain rollers, arranged in a circular line, and concentric with the periphery of the iiuted roller D.

The rollers E have no movement other than the rotary one transmitted to them by means ofthe iiuted roller D. F F are guardrollers, the object of which is hereinafter described.

The board A is held within the tub by means of the projecting points t', and the adjustable-pointed bolt 7c, which is moved longitudinally by means ofthe nut l.

rlhe method of washing clothes, &c., by means of our invention, is as follows: The machine having been secured rmly in the tub, as before described, and above the water contained therein, the articles to be washed are passed between the iiuted and plain rollers, and made to move rapidly forward and backward by means of the crank.

The water absorbed by the clothes while in the tub is thus forced out by the rollers, and the dirt gradually removed without any injurious strain being placed upon the articles.

The guard-rollers F above alluded to are designed to prevent the clothes, Svc., from coming into contact with the edges of the frame and the disks of the fluted roller.

The uted roller being made adjustable by means of the spiral springs, allows all descriptions of fabrics to be Washed without injury to themselves or to the machine.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The strip c, in combination with the tooth ed disks f and the plain rings d, forming a support for said strips, and triangular projections c, the whole forming the roller D, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto subscribed our names this 5th day of October, in the year of our Lord 1874.

PETER A. SHIPLEY. ABRAHAM WHEELER.

Witnesses:

EDWIN H. HOWARD, JNO. T. MADDoX. 

